50 State Comparison - Postsecondary Education Data Table
Full-Time-Equivalent Fall Enrollment
Description
Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in public, 2-year, degree-granting institutions, 2001 to 2008.| State | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Alabama | 53,607 | 56,086 | 56,871 | 55,083 | 54,149 | 52,975 | 54,185 | 54,185 |
| Alaska | 441 | 546 | 507 | 462 | 464 | 460 | 539 | 539 |
| Arizona | 89,835 | 95,628 | 99,066 | 103,510 | 101,330 | 101,929 | 100,957 | 100,957 |
| Arkansas | 24,146 | 26,394 | 28,793 | 29,949 | 30,820 | 30,876 | 32,447 | 32,447 |
| California | 756,268 | 797,212 | 739,884 | 750,326 | 756,014 | 765,677 | 798,907 | 798,907 |
| Colorado | 42,011 | 45,368 | 46,527 | 46,476 | 44,001 | 43,076 | 43,434 | 43,434 |
| Connecticut | 22,317 | 24,174 | 24,772 | 25,851 | 26,403 | 26,785 | 28,335 | 28,335 |
| Delaware | 7,033 | 7,561 | 7,852 | 8,089 | 8,175 | 8,547 | 9,249 | 9,249 |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | 187,062 | 191,359 | 165,248 | 163,945 | 161,069 | 147,029 | 146,330 | 146,330 |
| Georgia | 78,033 | 83,784 | 85,088 | 90,958 | 93,177 | 88,384 | 88,333 | 88,333 |
| Hawaii | 15,395 | 15,828 | 16,076 | 15,816 | 13,324 | 13,464 | 13,749 | 13,749 |
| Idaho | 7,238 | 7,676 | 8,220 | 8,447 | 7,863 | 7,709 | 7,882 | 7,882 |
| Illinois | 188,136 | 198,650 | 207,659 | 207,711 | 202,067 | 201,600 | 202,445 | 202,445 |
| Indiana | 35,301 | 35,465 | 37,885 | 40,949 | 34,737 | 37,705 | 41,383 | 41,383 |
| Iowa | 47,110 | 50,443 | 53,521 | 54,865 | 54,279 | 55,192 | 56,603 | 56,603 |
| Kansas | 41,911 | 43,494 | 44,143 | 44,373 | 44,234 | 44,575 | 44,132 | 44,132 |
| Kentucky | 43,603 | 47,323 | 50,004 | 50,292 | 50,916 | 50,779 | 53,243 | 53,243 |
| Louisiana | 31,510 | 32,439 | 35,306 | 34,192 | 23,174 | 32,849 | 34,723 | 34,723 |
| Maine | 5,438 | 6,313 | 7,446 | 7,916 | 8,062 | 8,209 | 8,750 | 8,750 |
| Maryland | 61,212 | 64,718 | 66,752 | 67,965 | 68,582 | 68,512 | 71,508 | 71,508 |
| Massachusetts | 50,195 | 51,954 | 53,111 | 52,297 | 51,788 | 52,394 | 54,239 | 54,239 |
| Michigan | 107,653 | 112,876 | 118,344 | 120,501 | 123,231 | 128,009 | 132,584 | 132,584 |
| Minnesota | 68,316 | 72,392 | 74,168 | 73,952 | 73,317 | 75,517 | 78,670 | 78,670 |
| Mississippi | 49,593 | 53,501 | 54,951 | 55,114 | 53,618 | 54,372 | 56,805 | 56,805 |
| Missouri | 50,061 | 53,509 | 55,705 | 55,422 | 55,186 | 55,449 | 57,971 | 57,971 |
| Montana | 4,983 | 5,355 | 6,147 | 6,194 | 6,228 | 6,053 | 6,245 | 6,245 |
| Nebraska | 21,378 | 22,832 | 24,298 | 25,012 | 24,784 | 24,946 | 24,708 | 24,708 |
| Nevada | 21,541 | 22,629 | 24,031 | 7,792 | 8,065 | 8,104 | 6,087 | 6,087 |
| New Hampshire | 5,932 | 7,140 | 7,420 | 7,250 | 7,348 | 7,321 | 7,402 | 7,402 |
| New Jersey | 83,420 | 90,527 | 95,309 | 99,531 | 100,103 | 103,141 | 106,933 | 106,933 |
| New Mexico | 30,668 | 34,139 | 35,953 | 36,272 | 36,232 | 36,058 | 37,402 | 37,402 |
| New York | 168,227 | 181,697 | 187,925 | 194,276 | 193,460 | 194,670 | 201,561 | 201,561 |
| North Carolina | 109,424 | 116,978 | 124,342 | 120,789 | 120,991 | 119,636 | 117,849 | 117,849 |
| North Dakota | 6,854 | 6,871 | 7,335 | 7,123 | 6,785 | 6,807 | 6,776 | 6,776 |
| Ohio | 99,912 | 103,014 | 111,915 | 111,748 | 107,524 | 108,568 | 108,163 | 108,163 |
| Oklahoma | 37,317 | 39,674 | 43,501 | 41,307 | 40,640 | 40,133 | 37,359 | 37,359 |
| Oregon | 48,998 | 53,079 | 50,106 | 49,886 | 47,788 | 46,205 | 48,070 | 48,070 |
| Pennsylvania | 64,140 | 70,041 | 75,659 | 78,279 | 75,863 | 77,293 | 79,891 | 79,891 |
| Rhode Island | 9,076 | 8,888 | 9,220 | 9,277 | 9,215 | 9,567 | 9,836 | 9,836 |
| South Carolina | 42,840 | 48,494 | 50,772 | 50,414 | 50,418 | 51,079 | 53,292 | 53,292 |
| South Dakota | 4,511 | 4,688 | 4,744 | 4,699 | 4,873 | 4,842 | 4,668 | 4,668 |
| Tennessee | 48,772 | 48,913 | 50,064 | 50,759 | 49,705 | 50,880 | 50,673 | 50,673 |
| Texas | 283,513 | 308,434 | 315,351 | 325,959 | 314,319 | 311,875 | 317,188 | 317,188 |
| Utah | 18,416 | 18,439 | 19,991 | 20,890 | 20,574 | 21,285 | 21,978 | 21,978 |
| Vermont | 2,014 | 2,185 | 2,330 | 2,508 | 2,490 | 2,543 | 2,557 | 2,557 |
| Virginia | 77,719 | 81,919 | 84,088 | 83,857 | 84,570 | 87,673 | 92,642 | 92,642 |
| Washington | 116,145 | 122,879 | 125,928 | 120,901 | 120,908 | 118,215 | 103,522 | 103,522 |
| West Virginia | 4,364 | 4,510 | 7,469 | 11,123 | 11,934 | 13,004 | 13,570 | 13,570 |
| Wisconsin | 60,884 | 66,042 | 65,662 | 65,565 | 65,178 | 64,872 | 57,218 | 57,218 |
| Wyoming | 10,646 | 11,068 | 11,547 | 11,559 | 11,914 | 11,947 | 12,486 | 12,486 |
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